RH Line calls printed July 20, 2013

Posted:
07/21/2013 04:18:52 PM MDT

Bicyclists

"I can tell you the reason why a lot of people in cars and elsewhere dislike people on bicycles. For the most part, I observe people on bicycles disobeying every rule of the road that they should be obeying. They slide through lights while we're waiting ... I thought bicyclists were supposed to have the same rules of the road as cars -- they stop at stoplights, they stop at stop signs, they have to ride the proper way on the street, use turn signals. I see them flying through lights, through stop signs. It's like they're taking a chance to go, but that is not the way you're supposed to do it. I can tell you, that's why bicyclists are getting a bad name: because they just flout all rules and they're the first ones to complain."

Twisting Facts

"The caller so concerned about murders in Chicago is totally twisting the facts. I have heard tons of outrage about this from many people from the so-called liberal media. Everyone I see or listen to wants gun violence curbed everywhere and racial profiling stopped. Nobody is trying to incite racism, especially the Department of Justice. And for the hundredth time, President Obama had nothing to do with the IRS scrutiny of tea party groups."

IRS Scandal

"Friday's caller should continue to read the news and perhaps listen to some other news sources, because the IRS, when it came out, had targeted groups from all political persuasions, trying to make sure that they were truly nonpolitical and were issue-oriented groups. It wasn't just the tea party, they also targeted other, left-leaning groups."

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Cycling Etiquette

"Having recently moved here and using the trail along the Big Thompson River, I'm surprised by the lack of bicycle etiquette. People do not say 'on your left' or 'passing' if they come up behind you as you're walking. The other comment was, it certainly looks like people are throwing rocks at the swallow's nest under the bridge on Wilson Avenue, and that seems really quite reprehensible."

Double Fans

"To the crab who's tired of seeing CU news in the paper: There are many CU alumni or sports fans who live in Loveland and pay money to read the paper but are also CSU fans. Get over it."

What's in 75 cents?

"Just a reminder to the caller complaining about 75 cent fee on the Little Buckhorn Northern train: Twenty-five cents of that fee goes back to the city of Loveland for maintenance and repair of the train. The remaining 50 cents goes to the Loveland Lions Club, who operates the train solely through their volunteers. The Lions, a service club, return that money back into the community through assistance, to families needing eye exams and glasses, scholarships to graduating seniors and donations to local charities."

Zimmerman Verdict

"I find it a little ironic that George Zimmerman was able to use Florida's stand my ground law to shoot Trayvon Martin and yet Trayvon Martin apparently was not able to use that law. He was told, or it was suggested, that he was supposed to run away."

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